Everything perfect !

Stayed in September 2025

Cozy, clean and good location

Stayed in September 2025

No A/C (ok on September, though). Very high pillows. Basic breakfast. I recommed not to stay for breakfast on hike day - ask for a packed breakfast on previous evening and enjoy it somewhere along the route. Then you are able to start the hike before all the Chania buses hit the entrance at 7.20.

Decent room, well cleaned, close to Samarian Gorge entrance. Hotel provides shuttle bus 3 times per day to Xyloskalos (start of Samarian gorge hike).

Stayed in September 2025

Nothing

A great starting point for trekking. Very friendly and helpful staff with excellent knowledge of the surrounding trails. The hotel has a charming 1970s atmosphere: clean, well-maintained, comfortable, and the food is excellent. We'll gladly return.

Stayed in September 2025

We just loved the place and the restaurant was great too. It is a family hotel where everyone was super friendly and helpful. Delicilious breakfast and in love with the silence there. We will be back ♡

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing not to like. Be prepared for its rustic charm!

An amazing location just a few km from the top of the Samarian Gorge. Definitely worth staying here for a feel of Cretan life on the plateau. The staff were absolutely lovely - so friendly and helpful. We had a fabulous home cooked evening meal, they made us sandwiches to take with us on our hike down the gorge and they looked after our luggage for us whilst we were gone for the night. I highly recommend a stay here.

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

Great host, quiet place, nice breakfast

Stayed in August 2025

We did not have a fridge in the room

The place is very very nice, the rooms are old fashioned bit very clean and comfortable

Stayed in August 2025

All great

The Hotel Neos Olamos was absolutely perfect. I stayed there after my walk through the White mountains and Samaria Gorge. In the morning, I missed the bus stop for the hotel and accidentally ended up at the gorge entrance with all my luggage! I contacted the hotel and the owner came to collect my bag and looked after it until I checked in that evening! Had two homemade soups there- so delicious! Breakfast was also perfect. All well priced. The room was very comfy and so clean. Location amazing in the mountains with lots of goats for company! And the hotel cat, kaneelo (probably spelt wrong!). Check out the church 5 mins down the road and learn about its importance in Crete’s colourful history! The best thing about Neos Omalos was the staff, they were all so lovely and helpful. Thank you! 😊

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

The staff are very welcoming and friendly. This is an old hotel and therefore the rooms are on the small side and the facilities a bit old, so don't expect a lot of space and endless sockets. However, the position and ambience completely make up for this, and it is spotlessly clean. We love this hotel, it is our second visit and we intend to return.

Stayed in August 2025

The location is perfect if you want to sleep before or after the Samaria Gorge. We've arrived to hotel at 10AM, left the bags here and went to the Gorge, then returned for the night. There's also a parking on the hotel territory. The staff is super welcoming and ready to help, they have also gave me quite a few tips and pointers for visiting Gorge, an I definitely thankful for that one! The food is homemade-like - both simply and tasty, and the breakfast is great as well. The room is small but comfy, so perfect for short stays. The bathroom is the smallest of all the hotels I've visited in Greece, but had all the amenities and was very clean, and is more than enough.

Stayed in June 2025

Earthquake in the morning

Hotel itself and surroundings

Stayed in May 2025

Fantastic place to stay if you want to visit Samaria Gorge. Very good breakfast and a free shuttle ride to the entrance of the gorge. We stayed a night before and a night after the hike. Very clean, simple and comfortable room.

Stayed in August 2025

Very nice hotel, located in the mountains. The family, who owns it, is super friendly and nice - It’s all about the energy and hospitality. The food was amazing, the room was nice and very clean. They even helped us to plan our trip to all the beautiful beaches and cute places around Chania. They have the answer to every question and we felt very welcomed during our stay. We definitely recommend it to everyone, who likes to wake up in the morning in a fresh mountain air and ready for every adventure. Thank you again for everything and God bless you :)

Stayed in August 2025

Great place to explore nature and hikes in Crete. Very comfortable, clean, and cosy room. Lovely and kind team, great breakfast, and the restaurant is very good. We enjoyed our stay very much.

Stayed in July 2025

Nothing.

I loved the entire facility. I felt like part of the family. I arrived late and they still made me dinner! The girls do ceramic work and I bought one of her teacups. So nice. I had booked here because I thought I was going to hike Samaria Gorge, but decided, not to do it. I could have cancelled my room, but so glad I didn't. I absolutely loved this place. The drive gave me one of the prettiest sunsets I had seen on my vacation.

Stayed in June 2025

Small beds

Staff was wonderful and tbe location was perfect.

Stayed in July 2025

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The hotel is located in a quiet valley, close to the start of Samaria Gorge. The staff is very welcoming, the breakfast perfect for the morning hike and they offer a free shuttle service to the gorge entrance. Peaceful stay, would recommend!

Stayed in July 2025

Perfect hotel to stay before or after walking the Samaria Gorge. Fabulous greek food for dinner. Free transfer to the gorge. Amazing friendly and helpful hospitality

Stayed in July 2025

The breakfast was delicious Really lovely staff and a free shuttle bus to the start of the gorge

Stayed in July 2025

It would have been nice to have a seat etc on the balcony, plus facility to dry clothes.

The food was lovely, location on the Omalos plain was perfect for walking.

Stayed in June 2025

Family owned by really friendly Dracula-family :) It’s a very unique part of Crete, different from what mostly people will expect, up on a mountain plateau. Perfect start for the Samaria Gorge walk. You can get a ”hike-package” with you, with sandwich, fruit etc.

Stayed in June 2025

There was nothing we didn’t like.

The hotel is completely off the beaten path — you have to want to go there. And we did, because our goal was to stay somewhere remote, far from civilization and crowds. And we got exactly that. But what truly surprised us was the incredible atmosphere of hospitality and the unique charm of travel from decades past. I can’t quite explain it, but we felt fantastic there — as if we had taken a journey back in time. Surrounded by peace and quiet, with warm and welcoming staff, good food at the hotel, tasty breakfast, and a large free parking area. It's close to the entrance of the Samaria Gorge, and there’s a bus connection right from the hotel. The room was spacious enough, comfortable, with basic furnishings. The bathroom was like many you find in Cretan accommodations, and there was a small balcony.

Stayed in June 2025

None

Super exceeded my expectations. Loved everything!!!

Stayed in June 2025